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In Mississippi, a state that reports the lowest life expectancy and highest poverty rate in the United States and ranks among the most uninsured states in the nation, Medicaid expansion could make a significant difference for hundreds of thousands of people.
More than 12.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage since the pandemic provision that had required states not to drop anyone expired.
Children’s Defense Fund program director Graciela Camarena assists Lucia Salazar wit
Eight months after states started dropping millions of low-income families from Medicaid rolls, grassroots groups say they are leading the push to re-enroll people denied coverage for bureaucratic reasons.
Grassroots groups say they are leading the push to re-enroll people denied Medicaid coverage for bureaucratic reasons.